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P90 RIDE REVIEW I 2022 SUZUKI HAYABUSA As mentioned, the Hayabusa's electronic arsenal has been heavily expanded for 2022. This brings it in line with everything expected of a modern superbike and it even comes with an extra add-on in the active speed limiter, which allows you to preset a speed that you can get back to at any point by a press of a button. When you do, it doesn't matter how much you twist the grip, you won't go any quicker, a bit like a pitlane speed limiter. It's a nice electronic addition. Being able to switch wheelie control off, as well as have its function separate from traction control, is a boost for Suzuki. Too many manu- facturers (even Suzuki on earlier iterations of the GSX-R1000R) combine the operation of wheelie and traction control and the systems are never as good as they could be. With 10 stages of each, plus six different riding modes, it's as much choice a rider will ever need to tailor the ride to how they like. An area I feel Suzuki missed is not having self-canceling indicators, which, for a pre- mium machine like this, is a misstep. As is the fact the brake lines are conventional rubber units when many bikes that cost far less than a Hayabusa come with proper steel lines. It will be interesting to see just who goes for the new Hayabusa. It's a beautifully ap- pointed and executed machine, and the drag racing crowd, as well as the sport bike long-distance crowd (they do exist) will eat this thing up. It's been a long time between drinks for the Hayabusa, and there's a whole generation of riders out there that didn't grow up with the Hayabusa being the be-all-and- end-all of Suzuki style and speed. But there's nothing stopping them from finding out. The 2022 Suzuki Hayabusa is a beautifully brutal machine, much like Gen 1 and Gen 2 were. It's a worthy family member, and it's great to see Suzuki revamp it for a new generation. CN 2022 SUZUKI HAYABUSA ($18,599) ENGINE Inline four-cylinder VALVETRAIN DOHC, 8-valve DISPLACEMENT 1340cc BORE X STROKE 81 x 65mm COOLING SYSTEM Liquid FUEL INJECTION Electronic fuel injection system. 43mm throttle bodie, ride-by-wire throttle, fixed length intake system COMPRESSION RATIO 12.5:1 HORSEPOWER (CLAIMED) 187 hp at 9,750 rpm TORQUE (CLAIMED) 110 lb-ft at 7,000 rpm EXHAUST 4-2-2 TRANSMISSION 6 speed with Bi-directional Quick Shift System CLUTCH Wet, multi-plate type, SCAS- equipped ELECTRONICS 10-stage traction control, 10-stage wheelie control, six power modes (three preset and three customizable), two-stage up-and-down quick shifter, three-stage engine brake control, three-stage launch control, Cornering ABS, cruise control, active speed limiter, hill hold control, slope decent control, full LED lighting FRAME Twin-spar aluminum FRONT SUSPENSION 43mm KYB fully adjustable fork REAR SUSPENSION KYB fully adjustable monoshock FRONT BRAKE Dual 320mm full-floating discs, radially mounted Brembo Monobloc Stylema 4-piston calipers, cornering ABS REAR BRAKE 260mm disc, 1-piston caliper, cornering ABS FRONT TIRE Bridgestone S22 120/70ZR17M/C (58W) REAR TIRE Bridgestone S22 190/55ZR17M/C (75W) WHEELBASE 58.3 in. SEAT HEIGHT 33.5 in. FUEL CAPACITY 5.3 gal. WEIGHT (CURB, CLAIMED) 586 lbs. COLORS Glass Sparkle Black and Candy Burnt Gold, Metallic Matte Sword Silver and Candy Daring Red, and Pearl Brilliant White and Metallic Matte Stellar Blue SPECIFICATIONS